FN Online News • Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023

Humpback Whale Sightings Leads to Crab Season Delay; NOAA Fisheries Seeks Further Review Re: Expanding Seafood Import Monitoring Program

View this email in your browser The Advocate for the Commercial Fisherman  •  Wednesday,  Nov. 22, 2023 Humpback Whale Sightings Delay Calif. Dungeness Crab Season The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced that due to increased concentrations of blue and humpback whales in fishing areas, a delay in commercial fishing for Dungeness crab in Fishing Zones 1 and 2 has been instituted. >READ MORE NOAA Fisheries Seeks Further Review Re: Expanding Seafood Import Monitoring Program NOAA Fisheries has withdrawn a proposed rule to expand the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP), saying that instead, the agency will review the program to explore ways to enhance and strengthen its overall impact and effectiveness. >READ MORE EPA Invests in Improving Columbia River Basin Environment Nearly $32 million in federal funds is being invested across seven Oregon projects and programs, with a goal of reducing toxics in fish and water and addressing climate change issues to help restore the health of the Columbia River Basin. >READ MORE Polar Star Heads South from Seattle for Antarctica's Operation Deep Freeze For the 27th year running, the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Polar Star is enroute to Antarctica to break a navigable channel through ice for Operation Deep Freeze (ODF). >READ MORE Murkowski Pushes Anew for U.S. Senate to Ratify UNCLOS Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is renewing her effort to win U.S. Senate passage of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which has long since been ratified by 168 nations and the European Union. >READ MORE From the Editor: PME '23 Wrap Up Managing Editor Mark Nero   The 2023 edition of Pacific Marine Expo is now in the record books, so I'd like to take a moment to thank everyone who dropped by booth 220 during the three-day event to say hello to staffers from Maritime Institute and Maritime Publishing. We enjoyed talking with you, hearing about your experiences, giving and receiving information, and just chatting in general.  >READ MORE All rights reserved. Copyright © 2023 Maritime Publishing, All rights reserved. You were subscribed to the newsletter from Maritime Publishing Our mailing address is: Maritime Publishing 3980 Sherman Street San Diego, CA 92110 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.